Garment hanger



April 18, 1950 V R KL 2,504,514

GARMENT HANGER Filed. Sept. 29, 1948 1 In l'nuunnln 1m Ivllllllllllll- INVEN TOR: Ju//'u$ J. Frank/ MAM/Mm A TTORNE X Patented Apr. 18, 1950 UNITE-D STA- I E-S F F 2,504,514 GARMENT HANGER- JulihsJ: Frankl, New'Yoi-k, N. Y.

Application September 29, 1948, .Serial-No; 51*,71'4 comm-s: (or. 223- 92 This invention relates to improvements in garment hangers.

In hangers of this kind, a great deal of time is lost in placing dresses; for instance; on' hangers in factories where they are made; Frequently neck openingsof dresses aretoo small to slip the conventional hanger, as made heretofore; into the -dress without the necessity. of opening buttons or-hooks adjacent the necl opening. or the hanger must be inserted through-the bottom of the dress. The same time is lost in taking the hanger out of the dress prior to shipping from the factory.

It is the principal object of the invention to provide a hanger which can readily be slipped into relatively small neck openings by virtue of a movable center support which can be pushed to one side and centered again after the hanger is placed within the dress.

Another object is to provide means whereby the support can be easily centered upon the hanger.

A further object is to provide a hanger of a shape which prevents the center support becoming disengaged therefrom.

A still further object is to provide a slidable center support, the major portion of which is made of an one piece blank of metal or other suitable material which can readily be bent around the hanger in such a way as to retain Within it a roller or other antifriction means for easy movement, as well as a rotatable hook for supporting the hanger, the centering means for the support upon the hanger forming part of the blank, whereby a garment hanger can be produced of an efiicient character most economically and with the least number of parts.

Still further objects will become apparent in the following specification and accompanying drawings in which a preferred embodiment of the hanger is described and illustrated.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is an elevational view of the hanger;

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view along the plane of line 2-2 in Fig. 1 drawn to a larger scale and with its support hook turned at ninety degrees;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view along the plane of line 3-3 in Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a metal blank of which the central slidable support is made;

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view along the plane of line 5-5 in Fig. 4; and

Fig. 6 is a cross sectional view along the plane of line 6-6 in Fig. 4.

Like characters of reference denote similar .1.

parts throughoutthe several viewsand the m1- lowing. specification.

I0" is a curved hanger having a recess 11 at its bottom leavingthickened-end portions |2. is a slidable center support having. a rotatable hookl4? h 15$ isablank 'of substantially cross shape consisting of a r lbngitudinal strip 16" having shorter side strips ll projecting centrally from each side. Strips ll-are bentover to form loops 18 19 are smallholes near each-endiof thestrip 16 and preferably in its center. 2'0 are curved springs extending also preferably centrally from the face of the strip 16, made by slitting the strip and bending the slitted parts to form the springs, as clearly seen in Figs. 4 and 5.

The blank 15 is bent over the hanger to form the slidable center support as shown clearly in Fig. 2, that is, the ends of the strip 16 are bent over so as to bring the holes 19 in register, the strip being shaped rectangularly to conform to the cross section of the hanger 10. The hook I4 is then inserted by passing its curved top portion Ma through the holes l9 and pushing it upwardly until its enlarged bottom portion I 4b contacts the top of the support I3. The support I 3 is then slipped over the hanger I0 and, when in the space between the thickened end portions 12, a roller 2| is inserted between the bottom of the support 13 and the top of the recess ll of the hanger. Then the side strips I I with loops It are bent over as shown in Fig. 3 which confines roller 2! within the support I3. The hanger I0 is provided with indentations 22 at opposite sides and in its center into which springs 20 are adapted to snap when the support 13 is in its center, the curved sides of the springs making disengagement from indentations 22 easy when moving the support away from its central position in the hanger. The thickened end portions 12 prevent the support 13 from sliding oif the hanger.

It can readily be observed that I have provided a hanger with a support which can be moved along the hanger easily by virtue of the roller retained within the support because of its unique construction. The support can readily be centered after the garment has been placed upon the hanger. The support hook is rotatable. The loops [8 at the bottom of the support may, if desired, be used to provide means for supporting a skirt hanger.

The support is made of a single blank made of metal or other suitable material which is readily shaped to conform to the hanger. It can be manufactured most economically.

The shape of the springs 20 may, of course, be varied, so, for instance, in place of the curved slitted parts of the strip I 6 which form the springs, if metal of sufiicient elasticity is used, it is only necessary to punch round indentations into the strip which engage corresponding round indentations in the center of the hanger.

the central part of the bar to center removably the support upon the hanger.

- 2. A'garment hanger according to claim 1, the support made of a single blank bent around the bar.

3. A garment hanger according to claim 1, the

hook being rotatably disposed in the support.

4. A garment hanger according to claim 1, the support made of a single blank kept around the bar, and the hook rotatably disposed in the support.

' 5. A garment hanger according to claim 1, the support having loops at its sides bent upwardly into the recess for retaining the roller within the support.

6. A garment hanger according to claim 1, the support made of a single blank bent around the bar and having loops at its sides bent upwardly into the recess for retaining the roller within the support, and the hook rotatably disposed in the support.

7. A garment hanger according to claim 1, the bar having indentations at its center, and resilient means at the sides of the support adapted to engage the indentations.

8. A garment hanger according to claim 1, the support made of a single blank bent around the bar and having loops at its sides bent upwardly into the recess for retaining the roller within the support, the bar having indentations at its center, resilient means at the sides of the support adapted to engage the indentations, and the hook rotatably disposed in the support.

JULIUS J. FRANKL.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 71,136 Clemence Nov. 19, 1867 907,321 Davis Dec. 22, 1908 2,350,859 Reckow June 6, 1944 

